The Patterns of War Through the Eighteenth Century - Softcover

Addington, Larry H.

 
9780253205513: The Patterns of War Through the Eighteenth Century

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" . . . a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." -Choice
"A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea." -Gunther Rothenberg
A history of war and warfare from ancient to early modern times, Larry Addington's new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in a certain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.

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Larry H. Addington

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A history of war and warfare from ancient times to the early modern era, Larry Addington's new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. Addington discusses developments in weapons and tactics, methods of logistics, and characteristics of generalship. He shows how the changing patterns of war during this long span of history pave the way for those that would emerge in more recent times, beginning with the American and French revolutions.

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ISBN 10:  0253301319 ISBN 13:  9780253301314
Verlag: Indiana University Press, 1990
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